Tampopo

Tampopo (1986)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 93% of users liked it
    (7,648 ratings)

The sophomore directorial effort from ill-fated Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami, Tampopo is an off-beat comedy featuring several intersecting stories all related to food. Tsutomu Yamazaki plays Goro, a truck driver who helps a young widow named Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) improve her noodle restaurant.… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.
Directed By
Juzo Itami
Written By
Juzo Itami
Genres
Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 23, 1985 Wide
On DVD
Jul 5, 2000

Critic Reviews

  • Jay Antani, Cinema Writer

    a pleasant enough time-passer

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Playful and self-reflexive, Itami's delightful shaggy-dog tale makes allusions to Samurai, American Westerns, Spielberg, but above all it's about the power of food, specifically the art of preparing and eating noodles.

  • Gary Brown, Houston Community Newspapers

    A fan favorite for college foreign film series.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Letitia L


    A timeless feast for the senses, saw it twice in college with friends. We ate ramen before watching it, but still left in the middle of the movie to go get more. It will taunt your appetite and wrap your salivating imagination around its chopsticks until your craving can't hold… More

  • Justin Y


    Juzo Itami creates one piece of work in <i>Tampopo</i>, a film that centers around ramen. This movie will make you hungry for noodles. I don't care if you are sick or you just ate. You will be hungry for noodles.<p>When it comes down to it, this film is about… More

  • Lanning :


    <b><i>Dandelion</i> </b><p> You cannot watch this movie and not want to eat noodles. I couldn't wait until after it was over; I had to pause it half way through this time and cook up a bowl for myself. It's the same problem I have watching a… More

  • Simeon D


    A two hour comedy about a widow and a trucker trying to make the perfect noodle. I'm still asking myself how this managed to be so entertaining. It's indescribable; don't try to describe it to your friends. Just say it's Monty Python meets The Good the Bad and the… More

  • Jojo S


    This movie will make you HUNGRY for NOODLES and all sorts of crazy food fantasies. XD The film has so many comical surprises and side stories. It will make you HUNGRY and HUNGRIER. It will make you burst out laughter while your stomach is praying this movie is over. THAT'S HOW… More

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